This topic sparked my interest tonight as I was reading Goal.com's article, "Kaka: I Am Smiling Again." It was just a simple article about how he has regained the joy of football with his new team. I began reading the comments posted about the write-up by readers. Here is what I discovered accompanied by my reaction:Comment: "My man Kaka this is just the beginning cos you are going to be smiling more than this. the good old days are coming back to you. hala Madrid"
Reaction: An obvious Madridista, no doubt. He excited to see Kaka returning to form and to happiness. This is what I expected most of the comments to look like and for the most part I wasn't to far off.
Comment: "this guy is deceitful.he deceived milan that he wants to be the captain.....he is no hero but was still instrumental for milan."
Reaction: This is the counter however. I'm going to take a wild stab at this one and guess he is a Milan supporter. It is understandable. Kaka once said he wanted to be at Milan for his entire career. It's no wonder that it looks bad when he leaves for Madrid on €67 million move.
Comment: "He just never forgets to mention Milan.. Love that coming out from him!"
Reaction: The commenter is referring to the part in the article that reads "I want to play like I did with Milan, here I have regained my smile." Everyone knows that Kaka still has a soft spot for the Rossoneri. (There is a little thumbs up or thumbs down button for every comment. This was the only comment out of endless pages that I came across that had zero tallies thumbs down.)
Comment: "kaka... you were in the history of the great rossonero... now you turned into the opposite camp.. but still you will always have a place in our heart....waiting for the clash real - milan ..... forza milano"
Reaction: It's touching isn't it? In my eyes just because a player leaves a club he has pledged allegiance to, doesn't mean he is a traitor or bad person. Of course their could be certain exceptions. I'm sure there isn't a soul in Catalonia who isn't pissed off about Figo. The fans have to thank Kaka for what he has done for Milan.
Comment: "you'll cry after the classico.That's for sure.BARCA FOR EVER!!!"
Reaction: Typical... There was always gonna be one. (The only comment with no thumbs up, humorous.)
So naturally, after reading these intriguing comments, I contacted my partner in footballing knowledge, Guelinho. I simply texted him is a mildly provocative way "kaka feels in debt to real Madrid for helping him regain his smile." I wasn't expecting a friendly response in all honesty. More or less I was looking for a different angle on the matter and there is no more different angle from a Madridista, than a Barca supporter. "Kaka is also a fake....But that's another story." I chuckled to myself before we started debating about his controversial move to the Bernabeu. Good points were made from both sides.
Guelinho's points of notation:
-Kaka stated that he loved Milan and wanted to stay there for life.
-Kaka had the final say in his move to Madrid
-If Kaka wanted was really faithful he would have stayed. Milan would have made a better effort to keep him because his relationship with the club and the supporters was so strong.
My points of notation:
-If Kaka was interested in the money he would have taken the more lucrative deal to Manchester City 6 months previous. His move was driven by prestigious football rather than cash
-Kaka wanted to remain at Milan but through negotiations the club and player decided it was best for both parties that he should move to Madrid.
-Kaka isn't the first player to leave a club that he would like to have remained at for life.
In the end, it is impossible for me to decide who is right. You obviously know my view. I look at it this way. People fall in love and tell each other that they will love that person forever. Still break ups and divorces happen. In a lot of cases it's not that the people don't love each other anymore, it's just things didn't work about between the two of them. It is obvious that Kaka still has love for Milan. Of course I am subject to ridicule. Being a Real Madrid supporter, it is natural for me to rush to the defence of my players. Here at FTF we want to know what you think. Chime in and let us know what your take on the issue is. I can only hope that the Milan faithful will give the Brazilian play maker a warm ovation on his return to his former home.
Viva el futbol y Hala Madrid,
Bobinho
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